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  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Clinical Data Standards

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  • Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) significantly impacts bowel function, affecting patient quality of life.
  • Standardized data collection is crucial for consistent clinical practice and research in SCI bowel management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To revise and update the International SCI Bowel Function Basic Data Set.
  • To establish a standardized minimal data set for collecting and reporting bowel function in SCI.

Main Methods:

  • An international expert working group, appointed by the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) and International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS), developed the data set.
  • The draft underwent multiple reviews by committees and boards, including public comment periods and expert consensus (Delphi process).

Main Results:

  • The International SCI Bowel Function Basic Data Set (Version 2.0) comprises 16 items.
  • Key items include defecation methods, bowel care procedures, incontinence frequency, and the neurogenic bowel dysfunction score.

Conclusions:

  • The International SCI Bowel Function Basic Data Set (Version 2.0) has been successfully developed and approved.
  • This revised data set provides a standardized tool for SCI bowel function assessment.